Automatic door work in Alexandria
Doors at quieter sites in Alexandria and elsewhere in Dunbartonshire can go many years between checks. A safety inspection looks at how the sensors, closing behaviour and emergency functions are working, and gives you a written record to keep on file.
- New automatic entrances. Sliding, telescopic, curved, folding and revolving doors for shops, offices and public buildings in Alexandria, each starting with a free site survey and a fixed, itemised written quote. See new automatic doors.
- Refurbishment. New glass, tracks, rollers, seals and floor guides to bring a tired automatic door back into good order, priced as a fixed, itemised quote after a free survey. See refurbishment.
- Shops and high streets. Automatic doors that hold heat in and let customers with buggies, wheelchairs or full bags walk straight in, including older shopfronts where space is tight. See shops and retail.
- Safety inspections. A documented check of each door's safety functions and a site-specific risk assessment with reference to BS EN 16005, for employers, landlords and building managers in Scotland. See safety inspections.
Services in Alexandria
New automatic doors
- Automatic sliding doors in Alexandria
- Telescopic sliding doors in Alexandria
- Curved automatic doors in Alexandria
- Frameless glass automatic doors in Alexandria
- Revolving doors in Alexandria
- Automatic folding doors in Alexandria
- Automatic swing doors in Alexandria
- Hermetic sliding doors in Alexandria
- Break-out escape route doors in Alexandria
- Automatic entrance lobbies in Alexandria
Accessibility and control
- Accessible door operators in Alexandria
- Home automatic door openers in Alexandria
- Automating an existing door in Alexandria
- Automatic internal doors in Alexandria
- Touch-free and push-button activation in Alexandria
- Access control for automatic doors in Alexandria
- Fire door hold-open devices in Alexandria
Repairs, servicing and safety
- Automatic door repairs in Alexandria
- Automatic door servicing in Alexandria
- Safety inspections and risk assessments in Alexandria
- Sensor upgrades and replacement in Alexandria
- Drive unit replacement in Alexandria
- Automatic door refurbishment in Alexandria
- Safety and compliance upgrades in Alexandria
Automatic doors and the law in Scotland
Doors on escape routes and fire doors are covered by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006. In Scotland, fire safety regulations say sliding or revolving doors must not be used for exits specifically intended as emergency exits, and Scottish guidance allows automatic and revolving doors on an escape route only where they fail safely to outward opening, or have a monitored fail-safe system that opens them on power failure, sensor failure and fire alarm.
Scottish building standards guidance (the non-domestic Technical Handbook) expects an accessible entrance door to give a clear opening of at least 800 mm, says powered doors improve accessibility as long as they add no new hazard, and expects signage, sensors that hold the door open long enough, and guarding against collision or entrapment.
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Questions from Alexandria
How often should automatic doors in Alexandria be serviced?
There is no fixed legal interval. We recommend a trained engineer checks the safety functions at least once a year, with service intervals set by the manufacturer's instructions and how heavily the door is used; busy doors are often serviced more often. Each service visit is priced in writing first and ends with a written record.
What information helps when I contact you about a door in Alexandria?
The address, the type of building, photos of the door from both sides and a rough size of the opening. For a fault, add what the door is doing and a photo of any label on the operator. For a new door, tell us how the entrance is used and by whom. That lets us book the right visit and agree the price in writing.
Can you fit automatic doors to listed buildings in Alexandria?
Often, yes, with the right consent. Changes to a listed building, or to a shopfront in a conservation area, usually need approval from the local planning authority. Slim operators and automating the existing door can reduce the visual impact. Our guide to shop doors, planning and listed buildings explains what to check.
Is the site survey in Alexandria free?
For new automatic doors, upgrades, retrofits and home door openers, yes: the site survey is free and comes with a fixed, itemised written quote and no obligation. Repairs, servicing and safety inspections are different. For those, the visit price is agreed in writing before an engineer attends.
Can an existing door in Alexandria be made automatic?
Often, yes. If the door, frame and hinges are sound, a swing or sliding operator can be added rather than replacing the whole entrance. The free survey checks the weight and condition of the door, the fixings, the space for the operator and the power supply. See automating an existing door for what is involved.